Most of us have got rid of the thin YY grip and changed it for leather & og.[/QUOTE]

Any good recommendation on leather grip? I tried the Head Tour Leather, and probably because the original YY grip is so thin, the leather made the grip felt like an entire size bigger. Trying to find something that would be as thin as the original YY grip.

Most of us have got rid of the thin YY grip and changed it for leather & og.

Any good recommendation on leather grip? I tried the Head Tour Leather, and probably because the original YY grip is so thin, the leather made the grip felt like an entire size bigger. Trying to find something that would be as thin as the original YY grip.

My injured shoulder hates my modded pdr at 2 pts hl and 345 grams, and I needed a stick fast for league play so here I am. Demoed it tonight and really liked it. Only issue is I had bab excel in there at 60 and it is very average at best.

To add, I think the arm pain mentioned by a few in here comes from having to swing too hard. Not speaking for everyone, as I know UA has been dealing serious arm pain.

But I hit tonight again with the crappy Excel French Open string and it is low powered just enough to where I have to hit out a little more than I prefer.

A mishit like that in this racquet is rather jarring to the elbow. I see why Tomic's 98 is strung so low. I personally am excited to try gut/poly in the mid 50s on here as I think it will solve this problem.

Those of us who are using leather and og and compensating with weight in the hoop, where and how much lead are you using?

I find that the 95d swings heavier than the specs indicate and I dont find I need as much added weight as I normally have. I have about 8g from 10-2 and have just taken 3g off and its swinging much faster (which is not always a good thing). Im also considering trialling 9&3 lead set up, on previous occasions I have not totally got on with this but it may work due to what feels like the already heavy upper hoop (maybe cos there is much more graphite up there than normal oval sticks??).

Your sticks are so close..thats awesome. Did you mod them at all? The demo I have is at 341 grams with an overgrip.

The SWs sound right. My PDRs modded swing over 335, but the difference in the vcore was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

Please tell me about the gut poly setup at this tension. I hit gut poly with the PDR and it settled in at 51#s..so I love a nice relaxed swing and a little loop in my shot that I get from the GP setup. I hit with a lot of topspin.

Also, how is the feel? I had some jarring on off center hits with a poor string setup in a higher tension.

Interesting. Even though the stock yy grip is not great I may stay with it because I use an og and really like the exact weight and handle feel now.

By the way I really like the gut poly at low tension. I will be hitting with it again today so that could change with a tension drop, but the control and spin is fantastic. The feel is very buttery now. Much better than with an old mult that was in my demo.

Multi sucks to me . Such a horrible imitation of gut because it gets hard and stiff after a few weeks of being strung up. That is my experience at least.

Just finished demoing a 95D and thought I'd share my experiences. First time out was with MSV Hex 1.18 at 55 lbs. For the second session, I dropped the tension to 52 lbs to give me some more pop. My demo weighed in at a whopping 355g yet was still fairly easy on my arm. It seems that my demo is an outlier on the heavy side. It had a synthetic grip, one OG, and a worm dampener. I looked under the grip expecting to find some lead, but there wasn't any. If I got a lighter one of these frames I think I might like it more.

Serving was difficult to adjust to (I'm used to AeroPros that are easy to whip through the strike zone), but once I got the timing down, I didn't fare too terribly. Flattening serves out produced flat-out bombs that were nearly unreturnable. I continued to have some trouble adding enough spin for more controlled serves and kickers. I had to tell myself to let the racquet do the work. As time went by, I got more and more tired and the racquet got heavier and heavier. Overall efforts were respectable, but not as good as what I'm used to. It's worth noting that it was not the frames fault--it was mine. I need beefier arms...or 10 fewer years on my odometer!

Groundstrokes were smooth and predictable. As I expected, when I had time to set up properly and put some oomph into the shot, I was rewarded with a solid, buttery shot. Spin was easy to produce, which surprised me given the 95D is smaller and more dense than what I'm accustomed to. Groundstrokes were heavy and penetrated the court well. These strokes were also very comfortable. Though I was not getting the spin I'm used to, my groundies were just as effective, as they got to the baseline faster. When I was hitting on the run, this frame didn't do me any favors. I could not be aggressive at all and had to rely on chips and defensive lobs. Again, not the frame's fault--only mine for not being man enough to wield it. I feel like a multi (or hybrid) might liven up the string bed and give me some more free power. That or another tension drop to around 48 lbs.

Volleys were crisp, precise and extremely solid. This is where the plowthrough of this frame really came through for me. There was no pushing it around whatsoever. I was happy to let the frame do the work, and it got the job done with ease. If I got to the net and had a chance to volley, the point was pretty much over. You don't get feel like this with a Bab.

Comfort was excellent. No pain in the elbow (not that TE is my problem, but the EZONE Xi 98 hurt it) or the shoulder that's recovering from RC tendonitis. I was surprised that a stick this heavy didn't hurt my shoulder, but it didn't. The PJ is absolutely wonderful. That red is sooooo rich. I just loved it. Blood Red Mosquito Bite would look sick in it. Overall, this is a great frame. If you've got the arm and game to play with a 350g racquet, I can't see how they would get much better than this one. So comfortable, so solid, and yet surprisingly powerful and spinny for a player's stick.

Just finished demoing a 95D and thought I'd share my experiences. First time out was with MSV Hex 1.18 at 55 lbs. For the second session, I dropped the tension to 52 lbs to give me some more pop. My demo weighed in at a whopping 355g yet was still fairly easy on my arm. It seems that my demo is an outlier on the heavy side. It had a synthetic grip, one OG, and a worm dampener. I looked under the grip expecting to find some lead, but there wasn't any. If I got a lighter one of these frames I think I might like it more.

Serving was difficult to adjust to (I'm used to AeroPros that are easy to whip through the strike zone), but once I got the timing down, I didn't fare too terribly. Flattening serves out produced flat-out bombs that were nearly unreturnable. I continued to have some trouble adding enough spin for more controlled serves and kickers. I had to tell myself to let the racquet do the work. As time went by, I got more and more tired and the racquet got heavier and heavier. Overall efforts were respectable, but not as good as what I'm used to. It's worth noting that it was not the frames fault--it was mine. I need beefier arms...or 10 fewer years on my odometer!

Groundstrokes were smooth and predictable. As I expected, when I had time to set up properly and put some oomph into the shot, I was rewarded with a solid, buttery shot. Spin was easy to produce, which surprised me given the 95D is smaller and more dense than what I'm accustomed to. Groundstrokes were heavy and penetrated the court well. These strokes were also very comfortable. Though I was not getting the spin I'm used to, my groundies were just as effective, as they got to the baseline faster. When I was hitting on the run, this frame didn't do me any favors. I could not be aggressive at all and had to rely on chips and defensive lobs. Again, not the frame's fault--only mine for not being man enough to wield it. I feel like a multi (or hybrid) might liven up the string bed and give me some more free power. That or another tension drop to around 48 lbs.

Volleys were crisp, precise and extremely solid. This is where the plowthrough of this frame really came through for me. There was no pushing it around whatsoever. I was happy to let the frame do the work, and it got the job done with ease. If I got to the net and had a chance to volley, the point was pretty much over. You don't get feel like this with a Bab.

Comfort was excellent. No pain in the elbow (not that TE is my problem, but the EZONE Xi 98 hurt it) or the shoulder that's recovering from RC tendonitis. I was surprised that a stick this heavy didn't hurt my shoulder, but it didn't. The PJ is absolutely wonderful. That red is sooooo rich. I just loved it. Blood Red Mosquito Bite would look sick in it. Overall, this is a great frame. If you've got the arm and game to play with a 350g racquet, I can't see how they would get much better than this one. So comfortable, so solid, and yet surprisingly powerful and spinny for a player's stick.

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Pretty much sums it up for me. love this thing. Your thoughts vs juice pro?

I actually liked the JP more. It wasn't quite as comfortable and was very slightly less solid, but it was definitely more powerful and more spinny. Control was about equal. I think I had an easier time with the JP because it was lighter.

What feel do you prefer in the JP vs 95? Comfort..etc..I may have to try a demo, it just seems like it may be a hair heavier (Swingweight is a lot higher) than what I like. Or does the 95D swing the same?

What feel do you prefer in the JP vs 95? Comfort..etc..I may have to try a demo, it just seems like it may be a hair heavier (Swingweight is a lot higher) than what I like. Or does the 95D swing the same?

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No--the JP definitely swings heavier. I got more free power and better spin out of the JP. The balls that it produced were like rifle shots--low and fast with just enough spin to bring them down. Its TW-listed SW is 336. The APDGT+s that I'm used to come in at 339, so I had very little adjustment as far as SW was concerned.

The balls that [the Juice Pro] produced were like rifle shots--low and fast with just enough spin to bring them down.

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That may be stroke/player/string specific. The JP has quite an unusual 'dual characteristic' stringbed in my view. If you look at the 6x6 squares in the centre of the stringbed, they have a very dense pattern which will suit and provide control to flat hitting particularly with any stroke that has a more horizontal swing path through the ball.

But that stringing pattern opens out very rapidly outside of that central 6x6 area which I suspect is what provides the spin, as you roll the stringbed against the ball away from the denser center to the more open mains. Changing to a more vertical racquet path on contact and the trajectory of the ball becomes more APDC like but the ball is heavier and deeper.

I have no difficulty in being 6ft behind the baseline and hitting the baseline on the other side of the court, with the ball bouncing up high towards my opponents head. Balls like that just make it so much more difficult for your opponent to attack off. Equally you can flatten out the ball by changing the swing path. Those characteristics of the stringbed are intriguing.

The string pattern in the Yonex seems to be more gradually spaced, so I suspect it will be more traditional in the way that it plays.

which string steup will make the 95D as much low powered as possible, without using poly (arm problems)? Head RIP control at 57 for example? Other suggestions? I would like to try the racket, but I can not test, and my only concern is the high power level from what I can read...

...The JP has quite an unusual 'dual characteristic' stringbed in my view. If you look at the 6x6 squares in the centre of the stringbed, they have a very dense pattern which will suit and provide control to flat hitting particularly with any stroke that has a more horizontal swing path through the ball.

But that stringing pattern opens out very rapidly outside of that central 6x6 area which I suspect is what provides the spin, as roll the stringbed against the ball away from the denser center to the more open mains. Changing to a more vertical racquet path on contact and the trajectory of the ball becomes more APDC like but the ball is heavier and deeper.

I have no difficulty in being 6ft behind the baseline and hitting the baseline on the other side of the court, with the ball bouncing up high towards my opponents head. Balls like that just make it so much more difficult for your opponent to attack off. Equally you can flatten out the ball by changing the swing path. That characteristics of the stringbed are intriguing.

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Ditto. It was like the best of both worlds--the drive and control of an 18x20 and the spin and power of a 16x19.

I'm trying a 95 demo right now and I'm digging it. My sw forehand is still adjusting to the low swing weight, but it has brought confidence to every other aspect of my game. Knitpicking: It has yonex multi in it so it does seem a bit powerful. Poly should tame it down right? And the buttcap needs some buildup. What's the best way to build the buttcap? Or is it personal pref? Leather pieces, og pieces.. That picture of the 97tours look like masking tape...

I'm trying a 95 demo right now and I'm digging it. My sw forehand is still adjusting to the low swing weight, but it has brought confidence to every other aspect of my game. Knitpicking: It has yonex multi in it so it does seem a bit powerful. Poly should tame it down right? And the buttcap needs some buildup. What's the best way to build the buttcap? Or is it personal pref? Leather pieces, og pieces.. That picture of the 97tours look like masking tape...

Just finished demoing a 95D and thought I'd share my experiences. First time out was with MSV Hex 1.18 at 55 lbs. For the second session, I dropped the tension to 52 lbs to give me some more pop. My demo weighed in at a whopping 355g yet was still fairly easy on my arm. It seems that my demo is an outlier on the heavy side. It had a synthetic grip, one OG, and a worm dampener. I looked under the grip expecting to find some lead, but there wasn't any. If I got a lighter one of these frames I think I might like it more.

Serving was difficult to adjust to (I'm used to AeroPros that are easy to whip through the strike zone), but once I got the timing down, I didn't fare too terribly. Flattening serves out produced flat-out bombs that were nearly unreturnable. I continued to have some trouble adding enough spin for more controlled serves and kickers. I had to tell myself to let the racquet do the work. As time went by, I got more and more tired and the racquet got heavier and heavier. Overall efforts were respectable, but not as good as what I'm used to. It's worth noting that it was not the frames fault--it was mine. I need beefier arms...or 10 fewer years on my odometer!

Groundstrokes were smooth and predictable. As I expected, when I had time to set up properly and put some oomph into the shot, I was rewarded with a solid, buttery shot. Spin was easy to produce, which surprised me given the 95D is smaller and more dense than what I'm accustomed to. Groundstrokes were heavy and penetrated the court well. These strokes were also very comfortable. Though I was not getting the spin I'm used to, my groundies were just as effective, as they got to the baseline faster. When I was hitting on the run, this frame didn't do me any favors. I could not be aggressive at all and had to rely on chips and defensive lobs. Again, not the frame's fault--only mine for not being man enough to wield it. I feel like a multi (or hybrid) might liven up the string bed and give me some more free power. That or another tension drop to around 48 lbs.

Volleys were crisp, precise and extremely solid. This is where the plowthrough of this frame really came through for me. There was no pushing it around whatsoever. I was happy to let the frame do the work, and it got the job done with ease. If I got to the net and had a chance to volley, the point was pretty much over. You don't get feel like this with a Bab.

Comfort was excellent. No pain in the elbow (not that TE is my problem, but the EZONE Xi 98 hurt it) or the shoulder that's recovering from RC tendonitis. I was surprised that a stick this heavy didn't hurt my shoulder, but it didn't. The PJ is absolutely wonderful. That red is sooooo rich. I just loved it. Blood Red Mosquito Bite would look sick in it. Overall, this is a great frame. If you've got the arm and game to play with a 350g racquet, I can't see how they would get much better than this one. So comfortable, so solid, and yet surprisingly powerful and spinny for a player's stick.

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I got this yesterday from the bay and will try it tomorrow hopefully if weather is good enough.
I usually play wth aeropros also and I like to hit with a lot of top spin so it will be interesting to see how this goes.
Will not bother to restring it yet, will try the strings it came with it and then restring if need be.
There is a lot of positive talk about this racket, just hope it lives up to it.
Only downer is I got a grip 2 but would rather play with a 3. Don't think that will have a big affect on my game though..

Will hit with it tonight. Also, sprayed the string bed with silicone after stringing.

Got a nice clear coat crack on the throat, pretty large indeed. Will see if it spreads after hitting.

Demo'd and played with a bunch on Yonnies the past month and the 95d was the perfect compromise.

The 98 and 100sq.in. frames were either too stiff or too dead. 2hdr's were shining but the forehand was problematic.

The 95d really, really encompasses the forehand side and while the 2hdr's aren't as accepting as they are with the 98/100 sq.in. Yonnies, they are on par with other manufacturer's 98/100 sq.in. offerings.

I didn't find it as powerful as a 6.1 95, for instance, but that's a good thing. Still packs a punch.

Just hit with my copies I bought from Tim. Note:Coming from Prince Diablo Mids.
Wow! Powerful stuff at 55 lbs I can see stringing this a little higher than normal.
My serve was hoping off the court in a way it hasn't done for awhile. Thank you Yonex!
Impressed with ground stroke power, but had some flyers early on in warm up. During the match I thought I gained control a little better. This may take a while to adjust.

Much different feel than the Diablo as you would expect..........it was solid but didn't have that old school thud. I prefer that thud, but I still liked the
95D. Comfort was good and it had very good, but not excellent stability.

The grip (size 3) felt a little small especially with the small flair, but I added some tape and an overgrip and it felt much better.

I puchased the 95D hoping to get more power and have a little more left in the tank at the end of matches. I knew some stability trade off might occur. I think this is exactly what I got.

I can tell just by swinging this racket and how the weight is balanced that it will swing quick through the air
Serv will be powerfull, topspin it will be very good but only downer I think may be the volleys as it doesn't seem to have that sort of touch about it
More power type of frame it seems,